DAYTON - Dayton returns home to the friendly confines of UD Arena to host Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. at UD Arena. The game will be Friendsgiving and Toys for Tots at UD Arena.
SCOUTING THE FLYERS
The Flyers head into the weekend with a 4-1 record overall and a 2-0 home mark. UD is shooting 45.2 percent at home this season.
Head coach
Shauna Green is in her second season at the helm of the Flyers after going 22-10 in her first campaign last year. The WBCA National Rookie Coach of the Year returns an experienced squad with three seniors, six juniors, and three starters.
As a team, Dayton is averaging 68.4 points per game this season and holding opponents to a 59.4 mark. The Flyers are shooting 39.1 percent from the floor, 26.9 percent from three, and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. UD is out-rebounding opponents by a +14.4 margin, but faces a -2.4 turnover disadvantage.
The Flyers are led by senior
Jenna Burdette, who is scoring 15.0 points each contest to go with a 43.3 field goal percentage. Sophomore
Jayla Scaife is adding 13.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while senior
JaVonna Layfield is scoring 9.8 points and grabbing 11.8 boards each contest.
SCOUTING ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Arkansas-Pine Bluff heads into the weekend with a 2-1 record overall, holding wins over Tougaloo College (Miss.) and Philander Smith College. The lone loss for the Golden Lions came at Texas Tech Sunday. Head coach Nate Kilbert is in his seventh season in charge at UAPB.
Overall, the Lions are scoring 66.3 points per game and giving up 66.0 to opposing teams. UAPB is shooting 36.3 percent from the floor, 26.2 percent behind the arc, and 65.1 percent from the charity stripe. The Lions face a -2.3 rebounding disadvantage, but do have a slight turnover advantage.
Leading the way is Faith Ohanta, who has team-highs of 14.3 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game. Malaik Muhammad is contributing 12.0 points each contest as well, while Shawntayla Harris and Destiny Brewton both average 8.7 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT
Dayton suffered its first loss of the season at Toledo Wednesday, 68-50, in front of 3,300 Rockets fans. The Flyers struggled from the start and were unable to mount a comeback. UD had 21 turnovers in the game while Toledo had just seven including only one in the first half.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff went to Lubbock, Texas on Nov. 19 and left with a 74-47 loss to Texas Tech. The Lions trailed from the start and only scored eight points in the fourth quarter as they suffered their first loss of the season.
THE SERIES
The Flyers and the Golden Lions are meeting for the first time in program history on Saturday.
